Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities (3-5
暫譯: 廢棄物：解決方案、處理與機會：第七屆國際會議廢棄物：解決方案、處理與機會論文集

Maria Cândida Lobo Guerra Vilarinho is graduated in metallurgical engineering from the University of Porto and holds Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Minho. She is Associate Professor and Director of the Doctoral Program in Waste Management and Treatment at the University of Minho. She is President of the organizing committee of the international conference WASTES. She has participated in more than 50 national and international projects and has been Principal Investigator in 24 of them.

Joana María Freitas Carvalho completed Ph.D. in chemical and biological engineering in 2007 at the University of Minho and obtained an M.B.A. from the Lisbon Business School in 2016. She has been working as RTD Manager at Center for Waste Valorization (CVR) since 2009, where she is responsible for the technical and scientific coordination of development and innovation activities. She has served as Principal Investigator in over 50 national and international projects. She has approximately 80 publications, including peer-reviewed scientific journals, specialized book chapters, among others.

Zlatina Genisheva finished food engineering from the University of Food Technologies, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She finished a master course in bioprocess engineering and Ph.D. in biological and chemical engineering from the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal. Between 2013 and 2022 Zlatina was Integrated Member as Junior Researcher of the Centre of Biological Engineering from the University of Minho. In 2023, Zlatina joint the Centro para a Valorização de Resíduos as Senior Researcher. She is Team Member of different projects and has more than 50 articles all in Q1and Q2 journals.

Rui Caldeira is Principal Research Scientist and Chairman of the board at ARDITI. He holds a Ph.D. in ocean and applied marine sciences from UCLA (2002). He carried out postdoctoral research in Australia and Lisbon, later joining CIIMAR (U. Porto) with FCT Fellowship in 2009. Rui has published over 50 peer-reviewed papers and participated in 100+ international conferences. His main research focuses on island-induced wakes.

Elsa Fernandes is Associate Professor and Vice-Rector at the University of Madeira. She holds a Ph.D. in education--didactics of mathematics. She has participated in several national and European projects, related to educational innovation and collaborative research. Author of numerous articles in scientific journals, she has explored topics such as statistical literacy, critical thinking, and the use of robots in pedagogical contexts. With extensive experience in teaching and academic management, she has contributed to the internationalization and scientific development of the University of Madeira.

瑪麗亞·坎迪達·洛博·吉拉·維拉里尼奧（Maria Cândida Lobo Guerra Vilarinho）畢業於波爾圖大學的冶金工程，並在米尼奧大學獲得機械工程博士學位。她是米尼奧大學的副教授及廢棄物管理與處理博士課程的主任。她是國際會議WASTES的組織委員會主席。她參與了超過50個國內外項目，並在其中24個項目中擔任首席研究員。

喬安娜·瑪麗亞·弗雷塔斯·卡瓦略（Joana María Freitas Carvalho）於2007年在米尼奧大學獲得化學與生物工程博士學位，並於2016年獲得里斯本商學院的工商管理碩士學位。自2009年以來，她一直擔任廢棄物增值中心（CVR）的研究與技術發展經理，負責發展與創新活動的技術和科學協調。她在超過50個國內外項目中擔任首席研究員，並擁有約80篇出版物，包括同行評審的科學期刊和專業書籍章節等。

茲拉蒂娜·根尼舍娃（Zlatina Genisheva）畢業於保加利亞普羅夫迪夫的食品技術大學，並在米尼奧大學（葡萄牙布拉加）完成生物過程工程碩士課程及生物與化學工程博士學位。2013年至2022年間，茲拉蒂娜作為米尼奧大學生物工程中心的初級研究員成為整合成員。2023年，茲拉蒂娜加入廢棄物增值中心擔任高級研究員。她是多個項目的團隊成員，並在Q1和Q2期刊上發表了超過50篇文章。

魯伊·卡爾德拉（Rui Caldeira）是ARDITI的首席研究科學家及董事會主席。他於2002年在加州大學洛杉磯分校獲得海洋與應用海洋科學博士學位。他在澳大利亞和里斯本進行了博士後研究，隨後於2009年加入波爾圖大學的CIIMAR，並獲得FCT獎學金。魯伊已發表超過50篇同行評審的論文，並參加了100多個國際會議。他的主要研究集中在島嶼引起的尾流上。

艾爾莎·費爾南德斯（Elsa Fernandes）是馬德拉大學的副教授及副校長。她擁有教育學博士學位，專攻數學教學法。她參與了多個與教育創新和合作研究相關的國內和歐洲項目。作為多篇科學期刊文章的作者，她探討了統計素養、批判性思維以及在教學環境中使用機器人的主題。擁有豐富的教學和學術管理經驗，她為馬德拉大學的國際化和科學發展做出了貢獻。